1963 Minnesota Vikings season

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1963 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach Norm Van Brocklin
Home Field Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record 5-8-1
Place 4th Western Conference
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Timeline
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1962 1964

The 1963 Minnesota Vikings season was the third year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 44rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The five wins at the time was the most in the franchise's three year history.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] 1963 NFL Draft

Round Overall
Pick		 Name Position College
1 3 Jim Dunaway Defensive tackle Mississippi
2 16 Bobby Bell Defensive tackle Minnesota
3 31 Ray Poage Running back Texas
4 44 Paul Flatley Wide receiver Northwestern
5 59 Gary Kaltenbach Offensive tackle Pittsburgh
6 Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
7 Pick traded to New York Giants
8 100 Jim O'Mahoney Linebacker Miami (Florida)
9 115 Bob Hoover Running back Florida
10 128 Terry Kosens Running back Hofstra
11 143 John Campbell Linebacker Minnesota
12 156 John Sklopan Running back Southern Mississippi
13 171 Dave O'Brien Offensive tackle Boston College
14 184 Ralph Ferrisi Running back Southern Connecticut State
15 199 John Murio Offensive lineman Whitworth
16 212 Rex Mirich Offensive tackle Northern Arizona
17 227 Tom Munsey Running back Concord
18 240 Tom McIntyre Offensive tackle St. John's (Minnesota)
19 255 Frank Horvath Running back Youngstown State
20 268 Mailon Kent Running back Auburn

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Chicago Bears 11 1 2 .917 301 144
Green Bay Packers 11 2 1 .846 369 206
Baltimore Colts 8 6 0 .571 316 285
Detroit Lions 5 8 1 .385 326 265
Minnesota Vikings 5 8 1 .385 309 390
Los Angeles Rams 5 9 0 .357 210 350
San Francisco 49ers 2 12 0 .143 198 391

[edit] Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Record
1 1963-09-15 San Francisco 49ers W 24-20 Kezar Stadium 30,781 1-0
2 1963-09-22 Chicago Bears L 28-7 Metropolitan Stadium 33,923 1-1
3 1963-09-29 San Francisco 49ers W 45-14 Metropolitan Stadium 28,567 2-1
4 1963-10-06 St. Louis Cardinals L 56-14 Metropolitan Stadium 30,220 2-2
5 1963-10-13 Green Bay Packers L 37-28 Metropolitan Stadium 42,567 2-3
6 1963-10-20 Los Angeles Rams L 27-24 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 30,555 2-4
7 1963-10-27 Detroit Lions L 28-10 Tiger Stadium 44,509 2-5
8 1963-11-03 Los Angeles Rams W 21-13 Metropolitan Stadium 33,567 3-5
9 1963-11-10 Green Bay Packers L 28-7 City Stadium 42,327 3-6
10 1963-11-17 Baltimore Colts L 37-34 Metropolitan Stadium 33,136 3-7
11 1963-11-24 Detroit Lions W 34-31 Metropolitan Stadium 28,763 4-7
12 1963-12-01 Chicago Bears T 17-17 Wrigley Field 47,249 4-7-1
13 1963-12-08 Baltimore Colts L 41-10 Memorial Stadium 54,122 4-8-1
14 1963-12-15 Philadelphia Eagles W 34-13 Franklin Field 57,403 5-8-1

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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1963 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1963 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
Related: 1963 AFL Season